Michael Gelagotis is escorted to his seat for his sentencing hearing in Judge John Stevens' courtroom Monday. Gelagotis earlier pled guilty to three counts, including two for impersonating an officer and one for unlawful possession of body armor. He received ten years for the first count and five years each for the other two counts to be served concurrently without probation. Photo taken Monday, May 2, 2016 Kim Brent/The Enterprise less

Michael Gelagotis is escorted to his seat for his sentencing hearing in Judge John Stevens' courtroom Monday. Gelagotis earlier pled guilty to three counts, including two for impersonating an officer and one ... more

Photo: Kim Brent

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Michael Gelagotis is escorted to his seat for his sentencing hearing in Judge John Stevens' courtroom Monday. Gelagotis earlier pled guilty to three counts, including two for impersonating an officer and one for unlawful possession of body armor. He received ten years for the first count and five years each for the other two counts to be served concurrently without probation. Photo taken Monday, May 2, 2016 Kim Brent/The Enterprise less

Michael Gelagotis is escorted to his seat for his sentencing hearing in Judge John Stevens' courtroom Monday. Gelagotis earlier pled guilty to three counts, including two for impersonating an officer and one ... more

Photo: Kim Brent

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Michael Gelagotis is escorted to his seat for his sentencing hearing in Judge John Stevens' courtroom Monday. Gelagotis earlier pled guilty to three counts, including two for impersonating an officer and one for unlawful possession of body armor. He received ten years for the first count and five years each for the other two counts to be served concurrently without probation. Photo taken Monday, May 2, 2016 Kim Brent/The Enterprise less

Michael Gelagotis is escorted to his seat for his sentencing hearing in Judge John Stevens' courtroom Monday. Gelagotis earlier pled guilty to three counts, including two for impersonating an officer and one ... more

Photo: Kim Brent

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Michael Jon Gelagotis is being held at the Jefferson County jail on accusations that he impersonated a police officer.

Michael Jon Gelagotis is being held at the Jefferson County jail on accusations that he impersonated a police officer.

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Fake cop sentenced for federal gun charge

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A Beaumont man serving time in a Texas prison after pleading guilty last year to impersonating police faces an additional 10 years in a federal prison after he was convicted this week of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Michael Jon Gelagotis, 44, has now been sentenced for all three felony charges levied against him since he was arrested in September 2015.

The fake-cop saga prompted criminal charges against a Beaumont police officer, who subsequently resigned and had his law enforcement license suspended for life, and an elected Liberty County constable, who has vowed to fight three crimes he's accused of regarding his relationship with Gelagotis.

Gelagotis admitted in August that he possessed 25 pistols, eight high-caliber rifles and a shotgun when his Chambless Drive home was searched in 2015.

"Officers also found more than 30,000 rounds of assorted ammunition and more than 40 large capacity 223 caliber magazines, and a ballistic vest," according to a news release issued on Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Gelagotis was convicted of felonies in 1993 in Connecticut and in 1997 in Vermont, according to the federal indictment.

Some of the guns were in the open and others were locked in safes when investigators searched the home, Assistant U.S. Attorney John B. Ross said in August.

Gelagotis is already serving a 10-year state prison sentence after pleading guilty in Jefferson County court last year to impersonating a public servant and unlawful possession of body armor by a felon.

The federal indictment was filed two days after Gelagotis was sentenced in state court.

At the time of his September 2015 arrest on the state charges, Gelagotis was on probation stemming from a 2009 guilty plea to impersonating police in Jefferson County.

Gelagotis was convicted of similar conduct in 2001, when he pleaded no contest in Stow, Ohio, to allegations that he used fake badges to acquire police-specific gear and detain juveniles.

Keith Breiner, who was a BPD sergeant before his Nov. 4, 2015 criminal indictment, is accused of helping Gelagotis secure a one-year free trial of a rifle under the pretense it would be tested by BPD in 2013.

The gun dealer later told The Enterprise the rifle was returned.

Breiner received one year of probation, a $500 fine and 24 hours of community service after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor abuse of official capacity in May of 2016.

Liberty County Constable John Joslin is charged with a misdemeanor in Jefferson County and two felonies in Liberty County stemming from his relationship with Gelagotis.

Joslin, who has said he is not guilty, is accused of lying to investigators and creating a document authorizing issuance of a peace officer ID while knowing it was false, according to court records.